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September 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on axes, freebies and the truth about politicians' salaries

Peter Rhodes on axes, freebies and the truth about politicians' salaries

September 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Majestic red kites – and how you can watch them from your homes in the West Midlands

Majestic red kites – and how you can watch them from your homes in the West Midlands

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on smart appliances, exploding devices and Great British bladders on Nightsleeper

Peter Rhodes on smart appliances, exploding devices and Great British bladders on Nightsleeper

September 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: PM's pricey specs and dubious taste in music, mobile phones in schools, and the scary thing about exploding pagers

Mark Andrews: PM's pricey specs and dubious taste in music, mobile phones in schools, and the scary thing about exploding pagers

September 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire nursing boss: Get your questions to county hospital trust AGM in today

Shropshire nursing boss: Get your questions to county hospital trust AGM in today

September 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on snipers, sleeping habits and the folly of accepting gifts in politics

Peter Rhodes on snipers, sleeping habits and the folly of accepting gifts in politics

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Getting miles in the boots and wonders in the mind

Talking Telford: Getting miles in the boots and wonders in the mind

September 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on vulnerable windfarms, reticence at the restaurant and a much-recycled old lady

Peter Rhodes on vulnerable windfarms, reticence at the restaurant and a much-recycled old lady

September 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'These could be the difference between life and death' – alarming vaccination figures reveal children in West Midlands are at risk

'These could be the difference between life and death' – alarming vaccination figures reveal children in West Midlands are at risk

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on widows, wars and what aren't we being told about the US elections?

Peter Rhodes on widows, wars and what aren't we being told about the US elections?

September 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on endless inquiries, curious dates and Trump's tale of casseroled cats

Peter Rhodes on endless inquiries, curious dates and Trump's tale of casseroled cats

Supporting image for story: How Triad gangs link bright lights of Hong Kong to the streets of the West Midlands

How Triad gangs link bright lights of Hong Kong to the streets of the West Midlands

September 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Why both Jacob and Labour have it wrong about tackling an ageing population

Mark Andrews: Why both Jacob and Labour have it wrong about tackling an ageing population

Supporting image for story: I went on the bus for a day out to Bridgnorth and found a rattling good odyssey

I went on the bus for a day out to Bridgnorth and found a rattling good odyssey

September 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Silent crime: 'A drunk driver ruined our lives – but we fear road police officers are few and far between'

Silent crime: 'A drunk driver ruined our lives – but we fear road police officers are few and far between'

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on leather benches, Premium Bonds and a seasonal dilemma - to jab or not to jab?

Peter Rhodes on leather benches, Premium Bonds and a seasonal dilemma - to jab or not to jab?

September 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Rebuilding the Oswestry railway isn't just transformative for people - it will make money'

'Rebuilding the Oswestry railway isn't just transformative for people - it will make money'

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on scandals, tragedies and how blaming politicians has replaced Acts of God

Peter Rhodes on scandals, tragedies and how blaming politicians has replaced Acts of God

September 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on dead horses, super-growing trees and keeping 'degenerative' English out of Wales

Peter Rhodes on dead horses, super-growing trees and keeping 'degenerative' English out of Wales

September 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Making school nicer is not the way to tackle truancy epidemic

Mark Andrews: Making school nicer is not the way to tackle truancy epidemic

September 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on reading, writing and the “dirty little secret” behind Artificial Intelligence

Peter Rhodes on reading, writing and the “dirty little secret” behind Artificial Intelligence

September 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'I'm a pensioner and agree with the winter fuel allowance cut – here's why'

'I'm a pensioner and agree with the winter fuel allowance cut – here's why'

Supporting image for story: 'Why has so little has changed since Grenfell tragedy?' – Andy Richardson

'Why has so little has changed since Grenfell tragedy?' – Andy Richardson

Supporting image for story: Shropshire nursing boss: £16.2m investment making Royal Shrewsbury Hospital greener

Shropshire nursing boss: £16.2m investment making Royal Shrewsbury Hospital greener

September 3, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on eternal life, the Iron Lady and plans for robbing the rich

Peter Rhodes on eternal life, the Iron Lady and plans for robbing the rich

September 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: How West Midland witches and wizards helped bring down Hitler and the Nazis

How West Midland witches and wizards helped bring down Hitler and the Nazis

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on drugs, shoplifting and what do we mean by “once in a generation”?

Peter Rhodes on drugs, shoplifting and what do we mean by “once in a generation”?

September 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: I visited one of Shropshire's most idyllic restaurants and discovered a first among equals

I visited one of Shropshire's most idyllic restaurants and discovered a first among equals

August 31, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'I've seen Oasis five times when it mattered - here's why I'm not going to the reunion shows'

'I've seen Oasis five times when it mattered - here's why I'm not going to the reunion shows'

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: The baby, the bulldog and me

Dan Morris: The baby, the bulldog and me

Supporting image for story: 'Gone has gone the sunlit uplands tone optimist Boris Johnson' – Toby Neal on doom-monger Keir Starmer

'Gone has gone the sunlit uplands tone optimist Boris Johnson' – Toby Neal on doom-monger Keir Starmer

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Smoking ban makes dystopian fiction a reality, and why it means we will eventually end up paying reparations for slavery

Mark Andrews: Smoking ban makes dystopian fiction a reality, and why it means we will eventually end up paying reparations for slavery

August 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Dad's Army bullets, bangs and preparing the nation for a stinker of a Budget

Peter Rhodes on Dad's Army bullets, bangs and preparing the nation for a stinker of a Budget

August 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on pennies, Oasis and will a new law hunt down women who hate men?

Peter Rhodes on pennies, Oasis and will a new law hunt down women who hate men?

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Secrets of the Wrekin uncovered in the unlikeliest of places

Talking Telford: Secrets of the Wrekin uncovered in the unlikeliest of places

August 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on taxation, the future of TV and who's ashamed of the working class?

Peter Rhodes on taxation, the future of TV and who's ashamed of the working class?

August 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: In many towns, every day is a bank holiday

Mark Andrews: In many towns, every day is a bank holiday

Supporting image for story: 'Southport rioters are being handed out in-the-moment sentences to send out stern message'

'Southport rioters are being handed out in-the-moment sentences to send out stern message'

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews – Butcher's beef about human rights, laptops in prison, and more traffic restrictions on the way

Mark Andrews – Butcher's beef about human rights, laptops in prison, and more traffic restrictions on the way

August 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on meths, companion pets and the rewards of working in the workplace

Peter Rhodes on meths, companion pets and the rewards of working in the workplace

August 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: Under-threat Darwin Oak in Shrewsbury is up for UK tree of the Year – here's how you can make it a winner

Under-threat Darwin Oak in Shrewsbury is up for UK tree of the Year – here's how you can make it a winner

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Stonehenge, a “golden age” of education and what will become of the battle of the sexes?

Peter Rhodes on Stonehenge, a “golden age” of education and what will become of the battle of the sexes?

August 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on state secrets, a deadly virus and an embarrassing slip en France

Peter Rhodes on state secrets, a deadly virus and an embarrassing slip en France

August 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on online scams, weapons and how a Scottish rock came to Salisbury Plain

Peter Rhodes on online scams, weapons and how a Scottish rock came to Salisbury Plain

August 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on child marriage, the meaning of order and Blair's idea of streamlined government

Peter Rhodes on child marriage, the meaning of order and Blair's idea of streamlined government

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Prime spots for those of a piscine persuasion everywhere you look

Talking Telford: Prime spots for those of a piscine persuasion everywhere you look

August 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on soaring insurance, a galactic conspiracy and after the jailings, how long before the appeals?

Peter Rhodes on soaring insurance, a galactic conspiracy and after the jailings, how long before the appeals?

August 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Left, Right, ice cream and the future of Britain's navy

Peter Rhodes on Left, Right, ice cream and the future of Britain's navy

August 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Huw Edwards' pay rise, and Zarah spreads the love

Mark Andrews: Huw Edwards' pay rise, and Zarah spreads the love

August 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on pongy pooches, terminating Twickers and the case for an inquiry into this week's mayhem

Peter Rhodes on pongy pooches, terminating Twickers and the case for an inquiry into this week's mayhem

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